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2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges
$69,500 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Health & Physical Education is the #30 most popular major in the country with 9,742 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health & Physical Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named United States Sports Academy the best school in the Southeast Region for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. The Academy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daphne.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health and physical education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great place for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health & Physical Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for health and physical education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree health and physical education programs. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and physical education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges by State

Explore the best health and physical education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 431
Florida 418
Georgia 308
North Carolina 225
Tennessee 287
Kentucky 190
Louisiana 152
Alabama 196
South Carolina 175
Mississippi 160
Arkansas 271
West Virginia 232

Health & Physical Education is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration 441
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 206
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 35
Outdoor Education 28

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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